Copala Triqui
Copala Triqui (Spanish: Triqui de Copala) is a Trique language primarily spoken in and around the town of San Juan Copala, Oaxaca, Mexico.[2] A 2007 estimate by SIL International placed the number of Copala Triqui speakers at 25,000.[3]
| Copala | |
|---|---|
| xnaꞌánj nu̱ꞌ | |
.jpg.webp) Presentation in Copala Triqui at the fifth Fiesta de las Culturas Indígenas Pueblos y Barrios Originarios | |
| Native to | Oaxaca, Mexico |
Native speakers | 30,000[1] |
| Latin script | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | trc |
| Glottolog | copa1237 |
Geographic distribution
Greenfield, California
Immigrants from Oaxaca have formed a large Copala Triqui speaking community in the city of Greenfield, California.[4] A bi-monthly Triqui language class was piloted at the Greenfield Public Library in 2010.[5]
Welcome sign in Greenfield, California
References
- Copala at Ethnologue (17th ed., 2013)
- "Triqui of San Juan Copala | SIL Mexico". www.mexico.sil.org. Retrieved 2019-09-06.
- "Triqui, Copala". Ethnologue. Retrieved 2019-09-06.
- Broadwell, George Aaron (Jan 5, 2017). "Inflectional Change in Copala Triqui*" (PDF). lingdomain. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2019-09-06.
- Rubin, Sara. "Native speakers and local missionaries work to save an indigenous Mexican language". Monterey County Weekly. Retrieved 2019-09-06.
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